"Young Master, you just said that among the Guardian Faction's army before us, a portion of the True Gods have already defected to you?"
After receiving Ye Yunfei's confirmation, the Lingxiao Sect elder asked again.
"Yes, Elder. If you don't believe me, I can order all my people to fall back a distance right now," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Then, with a thought from Ye Yunfei, all of his Clones simultaneously retreated a distance.
The Lingxiao Sect elder saw that, indeed, a significant number of True Gods within the Guardian Faction army retreated in unison at the same time, and he couldn't help but feel extremely shocked.
"It seems what this young master says is true. He actually planted so many spies within the Guardian Faction's ranks," he thought.
Upon receiving this elder's Sound Transmission, the other Lingxiao Sect higher-ups were also greatly astonished.
At this point, the Lingxiao Sect leadership had begun to trust Ye Yunfei. They started acting according to Ye Yunfei's request, ordering the Lingxiao Sect's True Gods to fight half-heartedly and to pin down those Guardian Faction True Gods who had not yet become Ye Yunfei's Clones.
Ye Yunfei, meanwhile, seized the opportunity to continuously purify one Guardian Faction True God Soul Body after another, turning them into his own Clones.
During this process, Hu Miao employed illusions, and Huang Shang used ghost cultivation techniques to assist Ye Yunfei in dealing with those True Gods.
Under the combined assault of Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang, the Soul Bodies of those True Gods simply couldn't withstand the attacks, often falling unconscious in an instant.
Thus, as time passed, more and more True Gods on the battlefield began to become Ye Yunfei's Clones.
The Lingxiao Sect forces began to feel increasingly at ease.
"Brother Ye, how did you manage this? I feel like more and more of the Guardian Faction's True Gods are actually obeying your commands," Ba Yizhou, sensing the shift in the battlefield, spoke with a mix of shock and delight via Sound Transmission.
Once those Guardian Faction True Gods became Ye Yunfei's Clones, they started fighting lethargically, a change Ba Yizhou could discern at a glance.
"What on earth is going on? Each and every one of you is holding back, not fighting at full strength! You're all slacking off!"
Finally, the leading brocade-robed man of the Guardian Faction sensed something was amiss. He realized the fighting between the two sides was becoming increasingly lax, completely devoid of the fierce slaughtering intensity from the initial clash.
Whenever Ye Yunfei's Clones encountered a True God from the other side, they would choose to retreat after less than three exchanges, not killing a single Lingxiao Sect member throughout. The battle between the two sides seemed more like a drill among allies.
The brocade-robed man, both shocked and furious, roared sternly at his side's True Gods.
"The situation is wrong! There must be something strange afoot! What exactly has happened?" he thought, feeling a profound sense of unease.
Ye Yunfei's gaze immediately fell upon this brocade-robed man, and he promptly sent a Sound Transmission to a few of the Lingxiao Sect's core leaders.
Upon receiving Ye Yunfei's transmission, those core Lingxiao Sect higher-ups flashed into movement, simultaneously surrounding the brocade-robed man and launching fierce attacks.
A large group of Ye Yunfei's Clones also immediately converged on the brocade-robed man's location. Ostensibly, they were there to help him, but in fact, they were obstructing other Guardian Faction True Gods from coming to his aid.
Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang simultaneously attacked the brocade-robed man's Soul Body.
This brocade-robed man was a Peak True God, and an exceptionally formidable one at that. His Soul Sea contained over a dozen Soul Power energy-based treasures, all activated now to protect his Soul Body.
He also employed a profound soul art, using Soul Power energy to conjure one shield after another, layering them over and over to protect his Soul Body.
However, under the combined assault of Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and several Lingxiao Sect core leaders, the brocade-robed man soon began to falter.
After all, he was merely a Peak True God. Ye Yunfei alone could handle him, let alone with the assistance of so many experts.
Other Guardian Faction True Gods who witnessed this wanted to charge over to help, but a batch of Ye Yunfei's Clones crowded around, pretending to assist while secretly sabotaging, hindering those Guardian Faction True Gods who genuinely wanted to help.
Moments later, the brocade-robed man gradually began to slip into a state of unconsciousness, his gaze growing unfocused.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei purified his Soul Body, turning him into his Clone.
Among this Guardian Faction army, there were twelve Peak True Gods in total.
This brocade-robed man was the most powerful one.
"You've already subdued three Peak True Gods. There are eight more. Why not subdue all eight of those fellows first? You've been picking off the weakest ones first. I think it might be better if you subdue all the Peak True Gods first, because one Peak True God is worth several other True Gods," Hun Lao transmitted via Sound Transmission.
"Alright then, I'll first turn all these Peak True Gods into my Clones," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei moved stealthily through the battlefield, targeting the remaining Peak True Gods.
Since Ye Yunfei had concealed his form and was using a jade ruyi to mask his aura, the Guardian Faction True Gods were utterly unable to detect his presence, greatly facilitating his actions.
Before long, ten of the Guardian Faction's Peak True Gods had all become Ye Yunfei's Clones.
Ye Yunfei continued to subdue other True Gods, the task naturally becoming easier and easier.
At this point, the fighting between the two sides had grown lax, as most True Gods were already Ye Yunfei's Clones, and the small remainder could not amount to much.
The leading higher-ups on the Lingxiao Sect side had long since issued orders for their True Gods to merely go through the motions, not to genuinely attack the Guardian Faction's True Gods. Fighting at the True God level had essentially ceased.
Then, Ye Yunfei's Clones and the Lingxiao Sect's True Gods all released energy pressure to suppress those within the Guardian Faction at the Virtual God level and below.
Under the suppression of so many True Gods' energy pressure, the Guardian Faction's troops found movement difficult, possessing little combat capability. Thus, the entire battlefield almost ground to a halt.
Battles between both sides, be it among True Gods, Virtual Gods, or lower levels, could no longer proceed.
"Ba Yizhou, who exactly is this young master? How does he possess such terrifying methods? He actually made these Guardian Faction True Gods submit to him," the Lingxiao Sect higher-ups marveled, gazing at the strange state of the battlefield. Until now, they hadn't even caught sight of Ye Yunfei.
Having concealed his form and masked his aura with the jade ruyi, their strength was insufficient to accurately sense Ye Yunfei's location.
"Honorable Elders, Brother Ye's whereabouts have always been concealed. I only became acquainted with him occasionally before, and do not know his true origins. However, I've always known Brother Ye possesses extraordinary talent and formidable strength. When I previously entered the Yangming Secret Realm, Brother Ye once aided me," Ba Yizhou thought for a moment, deciding not to tell the elders the truth about Ye Yunfei being from the Eighth Void. He knew Ye Yunfei had always concealed his identity and whereabouts.
At this very moment, Ye Yunfei's expression suddenly changed drastically. He had just received Sound Transmissions from the twelve newly-subdued Peak True God Clones: a Heavenly God from the Guardian Faction was rushing here and would arrive imminently.
Ye Yunfei immediately transmitted this news to the Lingxiao Sect's higher-ups.
"It seems the Guardian Faction is determined to seize our Lingxiao Sect's territory. However, our Lingxiao Sect is not to be trifled with," the white-haired elder leading the Lingxiao Sect said coldly upon receiving Ye Yunfei's transmission.
"Young Master, rest assured. I have already notified our sect leader. Our Lingxiao Sect will also have a Heavenly God," the white-haired elder transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"So the Lingxiao Sect also has Heavenly God-level experts. They hid it very well before!" Hun Lao couldn't help but exclaim.
In the Sixth Void, a force possessing a Heavenly God-level expert could absolutely be considered a top-tier power. Although the Lingxiao Sect was also a major force before, outsiders could never determine whether the sect had Heavenly God-level experts. The Lingxiao Sect's members were also very low-key, always evading the topic. It appeared now they had deliberately concealed their true strength in the past.
BOOM...
The void in the distance suddenly rippled with a terrifying energy, sweeping through space, causing the boundless void to tremble. Everyone felt a suffocating pressure, and then a massive figure appeared in the distant void, striding forward towards the Qianhu World Cluster.
"It really is a Heavenly God," Ye Yunfei thought, feeling a surge of shock as he watched the huge figure striding from afar.
BOOM...
Though the Heavenly God was still distant, his energy pressure already rolled forth, bearing down on every individual. Everyone felt their movements grow sluggish, and their Soul Bodies trembled uncontrollably.
"A Heavenly God is truly terrifying!" This thought arose in many minds.
Faced with a Heavenly God, forget fighting, even its mere energy aura was something few could withstand.